By Becca RobbinsThe Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool that it says will help deputies more safely stop vehicles they’re pursuing.The sheriff’s office outfitted 15 patrol vehicles with Grappler Police Bumpers, devices that deploy spring-loaded nylon...
Associated PressNEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers.Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state prisons as of Wednesday morning, union officials said.Hochul says...
A 55-year-old man who robbed a bank after escaping detention for previous bank robbery convictions was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday.Kim Daley, of Boston, was sentenced to 125 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He also received...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Starter Lucas Giolito has been growing out his beard (with the occasional small trim to somewhat neaten it up) for six or seven months. And it reminds Red Sox fans of Mike Napoli.This reporter posted a photo of Giolito on X...
Parts of Cape Cod and the Islands are expected to see snow Thursday night while the rest of the Bay State continues to deal with a cold spell that has left thick ice on sidewalks and roads.Most of the snow will fall over Nantucket, where...
Two people were seriously hurt when they were shot in Roxbury Wednesday night, Boston Police said.Police found gunshot victims at 225 Dudley St. and 11 Mt. Pleasant St. in Roxbury around 8:37 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Detective John Boyle, the Boston Police Department’s chief spokesman, wrote...
On Feb. 14, Donna Sharkey, hearing officer for the siting division of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), ruled on petitions to intervene and participate as a limited participant in the hearing of the Westfield ESS LLC, also known as Jupiter Power. The hearing is...
We often see photographs that show how glaciers have diminished in size over the last century. The recession of glaciers is a direct result of global warming, resulting from the burning of fossil fuel. But other parts of our frozen world are also changing—sea-ice, ice...
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